Bonds Sale Fight Ends With Steiner Bid Approval
Berlin officials announced the Steiner Brothers bid of 150000 for county bonds was re‑bought after a bidding review. The Steiner bid topped two other bids, with the county paying 4295 to cover market expenses. The Birmingham firm’s bid of 3200 less than Steiner’s was accepted pending legality. Further bids were rejected as insufficient. A separate matter on jail elevator funding was postponed. In Berlin, 26 radical labor figures were arrested for riot involvement, and industrial owners pledged firm action against radical workers.
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Steiner Brothers
Birmingt 1
Aid of Revenue
Birmingham
Steiner
Aetar
Rice
Freeland
Meni
Jen Stone
Attorteybert Gordon
Birminga
Ted
Nest Caitact
Surites
Stone
Berlin
Tuesda
Imi A
Asn F
Dr. Kart Righ Etaal
Ana Rosa Luxemburg
New York Papers Face White Paper Shortage Struggles
New York City newspapers face a white paper shortage forcing reductions in pages and delays in ads. The Times apologized for shrinking to two thirds of normal size while the American and Herald resorted to small lot purchases at high prices. A blizzard and rail delays threaten more suspensions.
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New York
New York City
Maveraree
The
Times
the American
the Evening Journal
the Mail
the Globe
the Herald
Evening Telegram
New York Times
the Times
France weighs reward for Clemenceau amid war effort
Paris reports parliamentary debate on honoring Premier Clemenceau with endowment or a permanent seat in the chamber. Clemenceau said he did not seek candidacy, felt duty, but accepted responsibility and urged others to share it.
Burglary Charge Filed Against Alleged Suspect
Police identify Robinson alias Cowart as the suspect in a March 1 1918 burglary case at Rosa Ware residence. Chief P P O Shaughnessy served the warrant while Officer Gill recognized the man as Gill and recalled daylight burglaries in Jefferson and Ama streets with gunfire at the time.
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Mes Robinson
Cowart
Mennre Land
Neece Gill
P. J. O’shaughnessy
Rosa Ware
Bressingham
Robpn
Gill
Jefferson and
Ama Streets
Execution Stay Granted in Alabama Murder Case Appeal
A stay of execution was granted after a plea to the supreme court in the case of Earnest Mai for the murder of Dr. H B Dawson of Mo le. The planned hanging at Ps Hill, Ala. was postponed following the appeal.
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Kk. T
Linden steamer crew placed on board after sheriff raid
An entirely new complement has been fed on the shipping board steamer Linden, released after a sheriff raid, with over a hundred cases of contraband found. The vessel is loading at Munson line docks and will sail early next week for Cuba, under Monroe of Mobile.
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Shipping Board
Ee Linden
Munson Line
Cuba
Tain Monroe
Mobile
Fisherman Falvey Fined For Drunkenness And Taxi Bill
Thomas Falvey, mate of the steamer Clifton, arrested after being found $750 in his pockets and fined $15 for drunkenness. He was ordered to pay a $12 taxi bill to H H Bedgood who complained about Falvey using his car four times and refusing to pay. Falvey claimed he was drinking and did not know what he was doing.
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Thomas Falvey
Clifton
Falvey
H. H. Bedgood
Air Cold Sunday Weather Forecast For Mobile
The forecast from the weather bureau predicts fair and cooler conditions for Mobile and vicinity on Sunday. Last night’s low was 51 degrees and yesterday reached 70 degrees, with 0.88 inches of precipitation in the 24 hour period ending this morning.
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Therm Bureau
Mobile
Help Is Sent to John Adams in Distress
A steam ship John Adams sent S O S signals last night and a coastal wireless station reports a rescue is on the way from St. Augustine Florida. The ship, on its maiden voyage, was located about 300 miles off Savannah at latitude 31.2 north longitude 75.1 west.
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John Adams
St. Augustine
Fla
Philadelphia
Savannah
Atlantic
Mobile Cotton Mills Plans Major Improvements at Crichton
Officials of Mobile Cotton Mills Crichton announce capital stock rose from 200 000 to 3 000 000 with large expenditures planned for improvements. Since purchase by Standard Cloth Company of New York, manager J A R Pryor notes over 1000 dollars spent on upgrades including a 6 bale cotton warehouse and a mammoth cloth room with machinery to boost output. Fifteen new cottages and a roadway extension from the mill property are under construction.
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Mobile Cotton Mills
Crichton
Uw Standard, Cloth Company of
New York
J .A. R. Pryor
Atruc
Cobb asks hearing on Savannah freight rate
Cobb traffic manager of the Mobile penna chamber of commerce seeks a hearing before the regional traffic committee in Atlanta to lower Savannah rates to help the port compete with Mobile for shipments. Savannah shippers cite Mobile’s advantage of an all water connection with the Birmingham district.
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Sion
Sace
Mana
Atlanta
Cobb
Mobile Penanber of Commerce
Savannah
Mobile
Atlantic
Birmingham
Votes Cast in Chamber of Commerce Election
Out of a membership near 800, 246 votes were cast to elect eight directors from sixteen nominees. Balloting closed last night and only mails received by 5 pm will count, with processing for the final tally starting this afternoon. The 1920 election shows heavier participation than 1919, say officials.
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Chamber of Commerce
Feng Pgeeleng
Chamber
Arene
Entrants for U S Shipping School Listed in New Orleans
Emile Delomyne of Pascagoula has applied at the local recruiting office for admittance to the Shipping Board school of engineering in New Orleans. Applications from men seeking entry to the deck officers program have also been received this week.
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Emile Delomyne
Pascagoula
Neaf Os Shipping Board
Board
School of Engineering
New Greleans
Little Progress in Treaty Fight Hopes for Bi Partisan Accord
Washington reports little progress on Article X issues of the Sea of Nations covenant as leaders remain hopeful that the bi partisan conference, adjourned Thursday, will yield a material step toward compromise reservations. Sessions between Republican and Democratic factions continue amid varied sentiment, with ongoing efforts to reach a middle ground.
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Washington
Stumblin Block
Prohibition Agents Picked for Districts
The supervising federal prohibition agents announced establish the enforcement structure. Mycrete re supervising agent covers Richmond and several southern states. Cantt supervises in the Gulf region including Louisiana Georgia Florida Alabama and Mississippi. Gates supervises the southwest district including Little Rock Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas and New Mexico.
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Associated Press
New York
Athee
Richmond
Virginia
Nort Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Gulf Department
D. J. Cantt
Atlanta
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Southwestern
David A. Gates
Little Rock
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Ends of Church Eager Optimistic
By Associated Press Louisville January 17 optimism prevailed among the joint committee of the Methodist Episcopal churches North and South that a plan to merge the two wings would be agreed upon. The session began with expectations of a definite announcement on unification.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Joint Committee of the Method
St Episcopal Churches
North
Silk Ribbon Mills Inch Closes On Wage Stand
Nearly 100 silk ribbon mills in New Jersey face shutdown Monday as loom fixers and twisters refuse a 6 percent wage increase, while workers demand 15 percent. About three thousand employees are affected.
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Associated Press
N. J
Wan
Rea
Four Men Fined on Gaming Charge in Prichard Raid
Four men including N. C. Taylor Van Norstrom O Tierney and Harry Baxter were fined ten dollars and ten days in jail costs after being charged with operating a gambling device in an inferior criminal court. Deputies raided a street fair in Prichard where several wheels of fortune were confiscated.
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Associated Asociated Press
N. C. Taylor
van Norstrom
Tierney
Harry Baxter
Inferior Criminal Court
D. J. O'Connor
Prichard
Graham Sets Muscle Shoals Probe Date
Chairman Graham of the house war expenditures committee ordered an investigation into the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant to begin in Muscle Shoals Alabama on Monday. Representative Almon of Alabama will attend, and more than fifty witnesses have been summoned.
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Washington
Graham
House War Expenditures Committee
Charleston
8.C
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Almon
Alabama
Red Cross Delivers Coffee to New York Firemen
New fire element signal prompts Red Cross volunteers to supply division automobiles with hot coffee sandwiches and dry clothing to firefighters at alarm fires in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
New Today
American Red Crosser Division
Empress Augusta Plans Quiet Life in Monastery
Former Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany, currently in Potsdam, reportedly contemplates joining a Protestant monastery in England or America. Health is described as poor, but she is not in immediate danger.
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Paris
Augusta Victoria
Germany
Potsdam
England
Early Market Reports on Cotton Futures and Shipments
The Supreme Council may ease conditions with Russia boosting sentiment as cotton futures recover after a small drop. March contracts rise while July holds near 33.05. Trading shows fluctuation with moderate buying and covering ahead of the weekend. Shipments awaiting clearance total 290,228 bales, up from 206,975 last year.
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Supreme Council
Russia
Cotton market strengthens on good demand in New Orleans
Associated Press reports New Orleans trading Jan 17 as cotton futures rise 20 to 44 points after an early drop. Shorts seek to even up positions while fresh buyers enter amid absence of political news. spot sales estimated at 3 000 to 6 000 bales with Japanese interest as principal buyers.
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Associated Prenay
New Orleans
One Acquitted One Held At Leavenworth Kansas
Louis M Osterwelss New Haven Conn was found not guilty today by a United States district court near Kansas City on a charge of fraudulent treasury certificates. John Conway of Hattiesburg was found not guilty to day by a court at Fort Leavenworth on similar charges related to printing and circulating forged treasury certificates.
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Kansas
Louis M. Osterwelss
New Haven
Conn
John Conway
Hattiesburg
United States
Kansas City
Kas
Conway
Fort Leaven
Leo Friedman dies from blow on nose in Chattanooga
News brief reports Leo Friedman of the Friedman Theater Company collapsed after a blow to the nose. He was found unconscious and died later at 12:20 AM the following morning. Austin, his chauffeur, is charged with murder in connection with the incident.
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Leo Friedman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rck Friedman
The
Friedman Theater Company
Austin
Medman
Earma Ito
Ae Wien
Memphis Fire Blamed on Incendiaries
Fire at Reed and Murphy plant in Memphis caused about 10000 dollars damage. Watchman W. B. Magle found unconscious with a cut in the head. cause of his injury and whether a blow or falling debris felled him remains undetermined.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dama
Reed & Mu
Moselle and Rhine Reach Highest Levels in 136 Years
Water from the Moselle and Rhine rivers surge to record highs not seen in 136 years per German records. Coblenz and surrounding wards face widespread flooding with boggy conditions along the Moselle. American property losses reported as waters encroach on buildings including five wards at the local hospital.
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Schwatite
Rhine
Masullole
Rivera
Pers ‘S
Moselle
German actor to stand trial for impersonating former emperor
Bonn newspaper report says a once popular German actor who impersonated the former emperor in a film faces trial. He declined to substitute real names and locations, citing German honor, after being hissed in several regions for his portrayal of the Hohenzollerns.
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Associated Led Press
Berlin
Jane
Bonn
Germany
Impee Wiliam
Imaeis
Hohenséllerm
Ndon
William
Recall of Troops From Siberia Cited Measured Reasons
The United States informed the Japanese government on January 17 that it would withdraw troops from Siberia. Officials cited impracticable reinforcement conditions and completion of the mission as the primary reasons for the pullout.
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Associated Wrews
Washington
United States
Siberia
Russia
State Department
Spanell Fate Rests With Jury Saturday
In Brownwood Texas on January 17 1917 the case of Harry J Spanell returns to a jury for the third time in three years over the killings of Colonel M C Butler and Mrs Spanell at Alpine on July 20 1916.
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Brownwood
Texas
Harry J. Spanell
M. C. Butler
Coal Mine to Reopen After Closed by Fire
The American No. 1 mine, claimed as the world's largest bituminous coal mine, sealed November 7 due to a mysterious fire, will resume operations next Tuesday under Associated Press report from Bicknell Indiana.
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Associated, Press
Bicknell, Ind
Laborers Fired for Joining Strike in Berlin
About 1,206 workers were dismissed today for taking part in Thursday's strike as a protest against Tuesday's fatal incident, per Zeitung Am. The mass discharge reflects tensions over labor actions and safety concerns surrounding the incident in Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Zeitung Am
Thirty Thousand Romanian Prisoners Reported Missing
A telegram from Romania cites thirty thousand Romanian prisoners missing in Germany. An investigation is being conducted at the Romanian government's request.
Barleycorn's Wake Ends As Snowstorm Halts Revelry
Snowbound New York theaters cafes and hotels saw the final Barleycorn celebration cut short as a blizzard and near zero wind chill cooled the mood. Agents and 15 000 police watched for violations while 100 revenue inspectors tightened enforcement of the dry law enacted today across the nation. The fate of large bonded liquor stocks remains undecided as federal and local authorities coordinate enforcement.
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Associated Preag
New York
New
Broadway
Bolshevik Defeated On Lithuanian Front in War Report
Warsaw dispatch reports Bolshevik forces beaten and demoralized on the Lithuanian and Ruthenian front. They are retreating east of Dvingk as Lettish and Polish units pursue, with Reds said to be destroying railroad stations.
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Warsaw
Dvingk
General’ Staff
Lettish
World Jewish Population Estimated at 15 430 000
Associated Press reports Jewish population worldwide at 15 430 000. Poland and Ukraine each host 3 300 000, the United States 3 100 000, with remaining figures listed by statistician David Trietsch.
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Associated Press
London
World
David Trietsch
Poland
Ukraine
United States
Demand For Kaiser On Way To Holland
Paris reports the supreme council forwarded the letter demanding the former Emperor to the Dutch government during the night. The missive clarifies the demand and marks a formal step in the international response to the Kaiser.
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Kaiser
Holland
Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council
Admiral Jellicoe Cancels Brazil Argentina Visit
The minister of marine said Admiral Viscount Jellicoe received an urgent call to England and has cancelled his planned visit to Brazil and Argentina after receiving a message from him. The announcement was made in Rio de Janeiro on January 16.
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Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Viscount Jellicoe
England
Brazil
Argentina
Minister of Marine
First through New York to Mexico City train announced
A limited through service from New York to Mexico City will carry U S delegates for a business conference in Mexico City on February 11 12. Gates will be picked up at Chicago St Louis San Antonio and Laredo Texas. A delegation will travel from New Orleans. The event is a business affair with backing from American and Mexican governments.
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Associated Views
New York
Adonstown
Ghatiber “of Osname
Erican Chamber of Commerce
Mexico City
Age Gates
Chicago
St. Louis
San Antonio
Laredo
Texas
New Ormne
Mexico
United States
Mexican Probe Opens Executive Sessions
San Antonio January 11 A Senate sub committee began executive sessions on the Mexican situation with no details released. Members showed interest in Mexico City dispatches quoting Hil a Medina warning Mexican residents in the United States against testifying before the committee under threat of treason charges.
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San Antonio
Tex
Senate
Mexico City
Hila Medina
United States
Bein
Delegates Received by Lansing and Glass in Washington
In Washington on January 11 delegates were formally received by Secretary Lansing and Secretary Glass as host, followed by a luncheon. The event marked the opening of the second Pan American Financial Conference with a planned afternoon meeting in the Pan American Union. A message from the President was read to attendees.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secrets State Lansing
Treasury Glass
Sims To Conclude Testimony In Navy War Decor Witnesses
Washington January 17 Rear Admiral William Sims the first and only witness yesterday before the Senate sub committee investigating naval war decorations was expected to conclude his testimony today A number of other witnesses have been summoned by the committee but it was considered unlikely any would be called before Monday
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Washington
William §. Sims
Senate
Four Massachusetts Cities Close Jails
Boston dispatch reports Massachusetts county jails in Lowell Taunton Newburyport and Fitchburg have been ordered closed due to shrinking poor population and reduced county facilities. The statewide tally shows twenty five county institutions with capacity for about 8,500 inmates previously housed daily.
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Associated Press
Boston
Massachusetts
Lowell
Taunton
Alleged Murderer Moved Amid Crowds in Mississippi
A man accused in the Mitchell family case was hurried from Amory to Aberdeen and then to Tupelo as a crowd gathered with apparent intent to harm him. He was removed from jail and transported to an undisclosed destination under heavy security.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Mitchell
Lee County
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